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Colorado Restaurant Association
430 E 7th Ave
Denver, CO 80203
Phone: Phone: 303-830-2972
http://www.coloradorestaurant.com

Founded in 1933, the Colorado Restaurant Association (CRA) is the leading trade organization for the state's dynamic foodservice industry. Together with the CRA Education Foundation, the CRA represents, educates and promotes an industry comprised of more than 10,000 eating and drinking establishments. The CRA has approximately 4,500 restaurant members and over 200 allied trade members that provide products and services to the foodservice industry. The CRA offers independently owned restaurant members a dual membership with the National Restaurant Association (NRA). A 55-person Board of Directors governs the CRA, a nine-person Executive Committee directs policy and a paid staff of 16 manages the association’s day-to-day operations. The CRA has chapters statewide including three student chapters.

 
 
 

Connecticut Restaurant Association
38 Hungerford Street
Hartford, CT 6106
Phone: Phone: 860-278-8008
http://www.ctrestaurant.org

The Connecticut Restaurant Association has been a vital part of the state's hospitality industry since 1973. The CRA TodayToday, the Connecticut Restaurant Association speaks for nearly 600 hospitality professionals who serve their guests in over 1,000 locations throughout Connecticut. We truly are the voice of hospitality in Connecticut. The CRA works closely with the Connecticut Lodging Association and the Connecticut Legislature to accomplish its work for the membership. The Officers and Directors give generously of their time, chairing and serving on many important committees, designed to better Connecticut's hospitality climate.

 
 
 

Delaware Restaurant Association
PO Box 8004
Newark, DE 19714
Phone: Phone: 302-738-2545
http://www.delawarerestaurant.org

The Delaware Restaurant Association (DRA) is the leading business association for the restaurant industry in Delaware. Comprised of more than 1900 restaurants, the industry employs a workforce of more than 40,000 people and is the largest component of Delaware’s tourism industry. As the number one small business employer and the fourth largest employer overall, the restaurant industry in Delaware creates an economic impact of over $1.3 billion.

 
 
 

Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association
PO Box 1779
Tallahassee, FL 32302
Phone: Phone: 850-224-2250
http://www.frla.org

The Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association is among the most influential trade associations in Florida. The association was established in 1946 to represent the restaurant industry. Since that time, the scope of FRLA’s representation has expanded to include the entire hospitality industry including lodging establishments, restaurants and thousands of suppliers to the industry. The mission of FRLA is to Protect, Educate, and Promote the hospitality industry. The FRLA has been effective in influencing legislation that has saved the industry $1.2 billion in taxes and fees over the past 10 years while representing Florida’s hospitality industry that represents a 57 billion dollar industry that is •20% of Florida’s economy generating 3.4 billion dollars in sales tax revenue and providing employment for more than 900,000 employees.

 
 
 

Georgia Restaurant Association
3520 Piedmont Road, Suite 130
Atlanta, GA 30305
Phone: Phone: 404-467-9000
http://www.garestaurants.org

The mission of the Georgia Restaurant Association is to serve as the voice of Georgia's restaurants in Advocacy, Education and Awareness. The GRC was created in in 2003 in response to the belief that an independent restaurant association was needed to represent Georgia's restaurant industry, which had previously been served by the Georgia Hospitality & Travel Association (GH&TA). The GRA has swelled to a membership of nearly 600 corporate member companies, representing almost 2,500 restaurants. Today, the GRA provides a unified voice for an industry comprising over 17,000 foodservice and drinking places in the state of Georgia with total sales in excess of $14 billion and provides approximately 375,000 jobs.

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